Great, thanks for this. My Super73 ZG has not been taking a charge so I’ve been wanting to get the seat apart for the best part of 12 months but not got round to it. (Hopefully the battery still has life in it after not taking a charge for nearly 2 years…) Had made a start but those cables seemed impossible to pull apart! Seeing your video gives me the confidence to crack on and pull it all apart. Thanks!

Wonderful instruction video. Waaaasssy better than some one just commenting what they did to modify

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

Job done. Great Vid.👍🏽

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

yeah this is what i was after nice one

Thanks bro!

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

No problem!

Nice!

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

have you had any issues with mounting the battery upside down? appreciate it saves you having to extend the anderson connectors?

@orange73

Жыл бұрын

No, none. It locks in fine.

Hi there! I just bought a 36v 13ah battery and the cable to connect both batteries. Can I use both batteries at the same time? Or is it better to use one at a time? What’s you recommendation? Thanks!

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

Use both at same time is ok. Charge both with same charger. They become like one larger 36v battery.

I'm installing the same battery on my ZG. I can't see how you putted the connecters and wire through the hole in the black plastic. How do I open that hole? It's closed with some sort of lid (edit: grommet). Or did you bore that hole out?

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

Did you take the grommet out?

@wheelsandfun6600

2 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 Grommet is the word, thanks. It seems stuck. How do I get it out, just pull hard?

Hello i see 36v 50ah battery on aliexpress anyone know if its legit?

Appreciate the videos mate, any idea where I could source the y cables, can't seem to find any on ebay or online? Cheers pal

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure where you will get them now, because I got mine about a year ago, but I do know this... If you get 3 red and 3 black Anderson powerpole connectors from Amazon or eBay, you can knock together a y cable yourself in about 5 minutes. Might be the quickest answer.

@krunaln

2 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 Cheers mate will give it a go

Do you unplug the Y cable if you want to charge the batteries (because you are charging them independently wouldnt harm the other battery if they are still connect with the Y cable)? With this setup do I need to check everytime before riding that both of the batteries are fully charged so that their voltage are the same? Thanks in advance man!🤘🏽

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

I actually just use the original charger which chargers both batteries without issues.

@d.0202

2 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 nice man! So do I need to make sure that they are both fully charged before plugging in the Y cable? Which battery do you switch on first or doesn’t it matter?

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

@@d.0202 I did charge mine first, but I'm not sure how much it matters. I switch both batteries on before I power up the controller from the handle bars. If you think about it, what you have is a bunch of 18650's. An 18650 should be 3.6v and so you have groups of 10 of them in series in your battery pack. The groups are then aligned in parallel. All you are really doing is adding extra packs in parallel. I.e. the original battery might be 20*18650 in 2 groups of 10, and I added another 4 groups of 10. In short, if you charge together, and you discharge together, they should all level out. At least that is my understanding. You can, of course, switch each battery on and use it independently, if you wish .. like run on the big added battery, until it runs out, then power everything down, switch off that battery and switch the other on, and fire it all up again. I think if you do that though, the bike gets slower as it chews through the battery, so probably best to run both.

@d.0202

2 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 I really appreciate you! Thanks I understand it now. I will do the same setup🙏🏽🙏🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

@@d.0202 honestly, it's all an experiment. Whatever suits you best, but don't mix voltages.

Having the y connectors over heat the controller or running them at the same time over heat it

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

no, no heat problems at all. You are not drawing any more current than you would do from a single battery. You are using the same amount of power, so no extra heat is made.

So I have the Z1 arriving next week, which seems to be the US version of the ZG. Any idea if they use the same Y cables? I’d like to try this. Also, do you run both batteries at the same time, or one at a time? Thanks

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry mate, Z1's are not available in the UK so I have never seen one, and can't comment on their config. I do run both batteries at the same time though. I.e. in parallel.

@trendkill518

3 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 appreciate the response! Your hack is super clean. Will do more research for when mine arrives and see what I got.

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

@@trendkill518 look for a guy @Runplayback here on youtube... he has done lots of Z1 mods.

@robertmotion

2 жыл бұрын

i own a Super73 Z1. same bike (specs) just branded with different name in different market. if you mod dual battery, no you’re not running both batteries at same time. you’re basically switching Andersen connectors, from batteryA to controller to batteryB to controller. plan to adjust for wire location and accessibility too. my first mod was keeping the original battery under seat (36v 11.5ah) and adding external 36v 20ah battery, like one in video. in my case, the 36v 20ah external battery gave me enough power to get through most of my “normal” riding day. got rid of OEM controller, removed OEM battery too, upgraded controller to 48v controller and used battery space under seat to install 24v power pack for custom light system. Upgraded battery to 48v20ah. ALWAYS go for battery with the most amp-hours you can afford… you’ll thank yourself later. ebikes, imo, are made to be customized. Mod on! /Bklyn👑

@trendkill518

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertmotion very nice! I will definitely add mods, mostly for range, but should be fun! 🙏

Mate I just subbed, your videos are spot on what I was looking for. My wife has a ZG that she commutes on and I have recently got an e-bike with an absurdly large range (130 + miles) I was planning on upgrading the battery so we can ride together & your video has done all the hard work for me. All of your other vids are along the same line of mods we where thinking. I've noticed in a later video when you swap the controller out you have the fucking holy grail, fenders. Where did you snag those from? been looking everywhere. Currently contemplating trying to mod some other fat tire fenders.

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

It took me ages to find the fenders. I got lucky when someone I was talking to said that they had ordered their bike and fenders and then their bike arrived with fenders as well as an extra set. It was pure luck. Sorry man. I hope you enjoy the other videos too... Where are you based? Your name reminds me of the rozzers.

@ThePhilff

2 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 I see, up north near Manchester. lol it was a college nickname that stuck. gonna have a delve into your other vids later. I'm currently looking into swapping the chain for a belt drive. Because of the wifes posture she's forever fucking up shoes with chain grease.

@b-rockbeats4355

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePhilff I had a bike with a belt before. Ironically, I left it locked up at my house one weekend when I was visiting Manchester, and when I returned it was gone. The thing I know about them though... You need a gap in your frame somewhere to fit them, because the belt cannot be unlinked. On my bike, which was a trek solo, the gap in the frame was down near the drop outs. Good luck!

@ThePhilff

2 жыл бұрын

@@b-rockbeats4355 cheers bud, it's something to have think about for sure.

hi mate, can you make it so that it only works on the removable battery? So kinda make it like a ZX

@orange73

11 ай бұрын

If you only connect one battery, you will only have one battery connected, but it will work.

do you charge both batterys at the same time with 2 chargers ?

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

When you add batteries in parallel like this, they effectively become one bigger battery of the same voltage. As such, i just use one charger, but for longer.

Is there anyway I can communicate with you about installing 2 batteries for my electric bike?

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

You just have ;) Please understand though, I have only ever put 2 batteries on this ebike!

@AcousticF24

2 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 I kinda wanted you to see if you could tell me which wire from my controller is connected to the battery. My controller looks similar to this one from the video.

where can you place the battery when you have the fender set installed.

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

I think in the same place. I fitted fenders myself in another video,but I didn't fit the one on the bottle mounts. I'd say you can just use longer screws though

@valentijn2559

2 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 oke thx

the music lol

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

Just relax 😅👍

Hey so does this mean you would have to charge both batteries 7:47

@orange73

Жыл бұрын

Adding batteries in parallel means you are essentially extending them. 2x 36v in parallel can be charged by one charger. If you want to charge them separately, disconnected one first.

Was looking to add this to my bike does it have to be 36v ?

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

What alternative where you thinking?

@robertmotion

2 жыл бұрын

Battery for ebike can be anywhere from 36v to 52v, and in some cases 72v. Z1/ZG OEM controller is 36v, 11.5ah (or something super anemic). Modding your battery to anything other than 36v, you gon need to upgrade from OEM controller to one that matches battery power. 48v battery, 48v controller, etc. ALWAYS purchase max amp-hour battery you can afford (or save up for) …. you’ll thank yourself later. /Bklyn👑

This may seem like a stupid question but do both batteries have to be charged separately or do they behave as one ? i.e. charge the stock battery and once full, it then charges the new additional one ?

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

I charge them both on their original chargers.

anyone know where i can get a new seat ?

@joeydeats3099

Ай бұрын

side note : i have a z miami not this model here

I’m in the US with a ZX. Does this apply?

@orange73

Жыл бұрын

Never been to the US. Never tried it on a ZX. Having said that, battery technology is similar, so the theory should be similar, I just can't give you specifics.

Thanks for the video, I’d like to do the same to my Z3 . Can you add eBay links to all the parts I need ? Cheers 👍🏽

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

I thought a z3 was a BMW 🤣.. you have to chose the parts that fit your bike, so I wouldn't want to tell you the wrong thing!

@BeKindMofos

3 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 lol I meant a ZG mate

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

ah no worries... Ok, so the place i bought from that I showed in the video doesn't seem to have stock now... ebay links expire anyway... so I have updated the description with some search terms that should help...

@BeKindMofos

3 жыл бұрын

@@orange73 perfect thanks ! 👍🏽

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

@@BeKindMofos I have more mods to come too, including motorbike headlamps

hey, im 190cm tall u think this bike is too small for me?

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 6ft on the dot and it's fine for me. Best thing to do is to test ride it. From what I have seen, the new ZX is a bit higher of the ground, bit it doesn't come in excellent orange.

Next mod should be lights. Get some neons going.

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

Aight, I have got light mods in the pipeline. They are a lot more complex than this one though.

Does this also increase the speed? If so how much?

@orange73

Жыл бұрын

Not really. Think of it like expanding your fuel tank, rather than tuning your engine ;)

@flanz3366

Жыл бұрын

@@orange73ok thank you

@flanz3366

Жыл бұрын

@@orange73 if I were to charge the batteries after a day of riding do I only have to charge one or both

@orange73

Жыл бұрын

@@flanz3366 With a parallel battery connection the capacity will increase, however the battery voltage will remain the same. Batteries connected in parallel must be of the same voltage and can be charged as a single battery pack.

Why does it need t to be 36v? Can't you just use a more powerful one?

@orange73

2 жыл бұрын

If you use a more powerful one, it cannot be used with the original. Also the maximum rating for the controller is 36v

Does this work for the z1

@dpiddy82

5 ай бұрын

ZG is the European equivalent of the US Z1. Don’t know what the ‘actual’ difference is but they are probably more or less exactly the same just with a speed limit on the EU version.

Where do you get that extra y connecter

@noahvervoort3423

Жыл бұрын

Because I can’t find exactly that y connecter that you haven

@orange73

Жыл бұрын

@@noahvervoort3423 do a search on ebay for "powerpole y cable" 😀

@noahvervoort3423

Жыл бұрын

@@orange73 thx bro

@orange73

Жыл бұрын

@@noahvervoort3423 np

@noahvervoort3423

Жыл бұрын

@@orange73 I can’t find it

It’s the same make bespov but just 48v 1000w 13ah

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

To go 48v you would have to swap it all to 48v... That means upgrading the controller as well as both batteries... I'm going to be doing a controller update video soon... On the new controller I ordered you can use either 36v or 48v because it is reconfigurable. Both batteries have to be the same though, regardlesa

@tarikbarak288

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your help can’t wait to watch your next video

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

@@tarikbarak288 I am just waiting on my parts to arrive.. more to come!

@tarikbarak288

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate I’ve just looked at the description of my super 73 zx and it’s actually a 48v battery

@orange73

3 жыл бұрын

@@tarikbarak288 my video is for a zg, not a zx, or a z1... I haven't seen either of the other bikes, so it wouldn't be right of me to pretend I know about them. General rule of thumb though...When two or more batteries are placed in parallel, the voltage in the circuit is the same as each individual battery. That is two, three, four or more 48v volt batteries in parallel will produce a voltage of 48v Volts! This is why you don't mix voltages.

Goed Idea Bad Video😅

@orange73

4 ай бұрын

I love getting constructive criticism from a thumb in a hat.❤️

@MtbSebas

3 ай бұрын

Its a good video